Robbie Williams has reportedly been BANNED from performing in Russia after releasing a controversial new music video.

The former Take That star , who has dropped the promo to his track Party Like A Russian, seemingly mocked the country by posing like an oligarch and singing about a man who 'alleviates the cash from a whole entire nation'.

Angered fans have accused him of having a pop at president Vladimir Putin, which he denies, and state media have reported he will not be allowed to take to the stage in Russia as a result, according to the Daily Star newspaper.

Robbie in his Party Like A Russian video

The star has angered Russian fans

The tabloid Life also published an "expert panel" claiming Robbie would NEVER again be invited to perform.

Roman Popkov, who works for exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, said he thought the video was "s**t because it imparts the puny, vulgar Russian elite, which has nothing to do with aesthetics, beauty or romanticism".

Robbie hit back on Twitter, claiming the song, which has racked up more than six million views on YouTube, is actually about Russians being "ridiculously good partiers."

Meanwhile, the star, who is set to release his new album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, recently opened up about his own party-loving ways and admits he sometimes still thinks about doing drugs.

He insists he wasn't mocking the country

The former Take That star in his new promo

The father-of-two, who previously battled addiction, is no longer tempted to drink alcohol, but says there are some narcotics that he still has to fight impulses to take.

He admitted: "I don't want to drink and I don't want to take coke, I'm really pleased I don't take coke but I do think about ecstasy."

The 42-year-old star - who has children Teddy, four, and Charlton, 23 months, with wife Ayda Field - also still suffers from anxiety, but is usually able to successfully keep his struggles hidden from the public.

He told The Sun newspaper : "As I look out at the skyline, I'm sure that at every window someone is facing their own worry and panic about their own life."